Tri-City Sun

Bay City Western High School had the largest enrollment among Bay County schools, welcoming 1,033 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, and 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90.7% of the Bay City Western High School total enrollment.

Among the 34 schools in Bay County, Bay City Central High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 989 students, while John Glenn High School welcomed 893 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Bay City Western High School is part of Bay City School District, which roughly covers schools within Bay County, with its main office in Bay City.

In the previous school year, Bay City Western High School also had the largest number of students among Bay County schools.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Bay City Western High School	Auburn	1,033
Bay City Central High School	Bay City	989
John Glenn High School	Bay City	893
Western Middle School	Auburn	714
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Bay City	650
Handy Middle School	Bay City	618
Garber High School	Essexville	511
Auburn Elementary School	Auburn	478
Cramer Junior High School	Essexville	456
Kolb Elementary School	Bay City	454
Hampton Elementary School	Bay City	415
Washington Elementary School	Bay City	390
Pinconning High School	Pinconning	385
Pinconning Central Elementary School	Pinconning	382
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus	Bay City	363
McAlear-Sawden Elementary School	Bay City	359
Bangor West Central School	Bay City	352
Bangor Lincoln School	Bay City	337
Bangor Central School	Bay City	336
Verellen Elementary School	Essexville	293
MacGregor Elementary School	Bay City	291
Pinconning Middle School	Pinconning	280
State Street Academy	Bay City	259
MacKensen Elementary School	Bay City	248
W. R. Bush Elementary School	Essexville	242
Bay-Arenac Community High School	Essexville	188
Great Lakes Bay Early College	Univ Ctr	185
Bangor Township Virtual School	Bay City	156
Bay City Eastern High School	Bay City	131
Linwood Elementary School	Linwood	109
Intermediate School District Local Programs	Bay City	97
LLC - Bay Campus	Essexville	68
Bay City Adult Education CTP	Bay City	60
Detention Center	Essexville	11